80s (or thereabouts) song lyrics thread 18 🎅

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Thread 18

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Post some lyrics of a song from 70s, 80s, 90s (may push slightly either way) with the decade & we will try & guess the song & singer

@Honeyroar
@ClearingSpaceOnTheTrophyShelf
@Fleamaker123
@FlouncingBabooshka
@shinynewapple2020
@xsquared
@Willow2017
@Iggi999
@ThatLibraryMiss
@CrepuscularCritter
@NeedToKnow101
@perditasugarplum
@TwigTheWonderKid
@idlevice
@midgebabe
@SimplySteveRedux
@CarnageAtTheElfsXmasParty
@AJumpedUpPantryBoy
@zaphodbeeble
@everythingisginandroses
@FortunesFave
@Bluesheep8

Apologies if I have missed anyone. Let me know if you spot any omissions

Where's a warrior
Without his pride?

You cut off his head, legs come looking for you

But deep inside Geronimo is tearing me apart
I've seen him in the streets
And I've seen him in the pictures

80s

I don't think ANYONE guessed ANY of these (I'd insert a shocked face emoji, but i'm on the computer not the phone, so no access to emojis!) So ALL these are still up for grabs. This was the easy one I started with.

I think Honey has a story....
EVERYONE goes 3 rungs down on the coolness ladder!

The trenches dug within our hearts
And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart

And so we're told this is the golden age
And gold is the reason for the wars we wage

Beat on black, beat on white
Beat on everything don't get it right
Beat on you, beat on me, beat on love

80s

Honey said There is Sunday Bloody Sunday from the War album
Midge said Argh.. so there u2 somewhere in this thread...

So, yes, one of these is Sunday Bloody Sunday, and it IS the War album and it IS U2. But which is SBS? And what are the other 2 tracks?

And they whispered into your brain
They set you on the treadmill
Candle in the wind, Elton John - guessed by coffee

I'm not a present for your friends to open

My sister looks cute in her braces and boots
A handful of grease in her hair

2 not got. Album?

SBS is the first U2 track.
The middle Adam and the Ants one is Ant music, I think someone guessed it already or I’d have said it.

Why are you cursing me for the difficulty pointing your crazy amount of lyrics? And what is my story??

Electric word, life It means forever
And that's a mighty long time

Maybe you're just like my mother
She's never satisfied (she's never satisfied)

I don't care if we spend the night at your mansion
I don't care if we spend the night on the town
All I want is to spend the night together

80s

You all found this one really easy:
Maybe you're just like my mother
She's never satisfied (she's never satisfied)

Prince, When Doves Cry - flea

oooh lots of songs!

Electric word, life It means forever
And that's a mighty long time
Purple Rain

Maybe you're just like my mother
She's never satisfied (she's never satisfied)

That's When Doves Cry - Prince

I don't care if we spend the night at your mansion
I don't care if we spend the night on the town
All I want is to spend the night together

Never take the place of your man.

All Prince.. needtoknow

Electric word, life It means forever
And that's a mighty long time

Actually that's Let's go crazy needtoknow

and a third post:
Electric word, life It means forever
And that's a mighty long time

Maybe you're just like my mother
She's never satisfied (she's never satisfied)

I don't care if we spend the night at your mansion
I don't care if we spend the night on the town
All I want is to spend the night together

Let's go Crazy
When Doves Cry
Take me with you

All from Purple Rain - Prince's 'breakthrough' album *needtoknow again. She deffo gets the points for this one, she had 3 gos at it!

Are these the only ones not guessed? We’ve done v well if so! So have you working out what is left!

I said pretend you've got no money

You were the first girl at school to get breasts

At four o'clock the normal world seems very, very, very far away

90s

From shiny:
Common people

Disco 2000

Pulp but I don't know third song and album

From midge:
It's different class the pulp album

From Honey:
There was Common people and Disco 2000 from Pulp’s Different class

From midge:
The missing pulp track is sorted for e and whizz

So this one is collectively got. Well done. I love this album and all these songs! So you all get mucho points from me!

I'll admit I put this on for FlouncingB, who hasn't been on tonight, but here's how the rest of you did:
Ooh, I just know that something good is gonna happen
I don't know when

It breaks the cage, and fear escapes and takes possession
Just like a crowd rioting inside
(Make me do this, make me do that, make me do this, make me do that)
Am I the cat that takes the bird
To her the hunted, not the hunter?

Is there so much hate for the ones we love?
Tell me, we both matter, don't we?

Ooh, I just know that something good is gonna happen
I don't know when

Kate Bush, Cloudbusting
Love that - from flea. You got that quick! I heard her do this live. I'd insert a heart emoji now if I could!

Is there so much hate for the ones we love?
Tell me, we both matter, don't we?

Don't give up, Kate Bush & Peter Gabriel - from Coffee. You knew it was Kate bush, but you got this otherwise wrong.

This from Honey: - There is Cloudbusting and Running up that Hill from Hounds of Love by Kate Bush. (where are you @FlouncingBabooshka?)

So, between you, you got the hits and the album (well done!) but it would take a fan to get the other song. No bad that you didn't get it. ^looks round helplessly for FlouncingB*

Just for one moment
To be warm and naked
At my side

I don't need no bible
Just look in my eyes
I've waited so long baby
Now that we're friends
Every man's got his patience
And here's where mine ends

From shiny:
Father figure

I want your sex

Kissing a fool

George Michael
Faith album

Well done! As far as I can see, the only person who had a crack at these and got them all spot on instantly. I'm surprise cos I thought this was a very well-known album!
People
You can never change the way they feel
Better let them do just what they will
For they will
If you let them
Steal your heart from you

Oh, why can't we talk again?

What I find is pleasing and I'm feeling fine
Love is so confusing, there's no peace of mind

All I want is 20-20 vision
A total portrait with no omissions

Very quickly from flea All I want is 20-20 vision
A total portrait with no omissions

Blondie, picture this

No idea on the theme yet..

From shiny
Hanging on the telephone

Heart of glass

Picture this

Blondie

So, all the tracks got, but on one has named the album??? It's pretty iconic!
Bonus points for anyone getting this.

He says that he's going to marry me
We can raise a little family

But you choose to look the other way
I've had to work much harder than this
For something I want, don't try to resist me

Beautiful faces, no cares in this world
Where a girl loves a boy, and a boy loves a girl

From coffee
He says that he's going to marry me
We can raise a little family

Papa don't preach, Madonna

From Flea
Beautiful faces, no cares in this world
Where a girl loves a boy, and a boy loves a girl

Madonna, La Isla Bonita

From Coffee
Beautiful faces, no cares in this world
Where a girl loves a boy, and a boy loves a

La isla bonita, Madonna

From Coffee again (and confirmed by Honey)
Is the Madonna album True Blue?

But still one song from here to get.

Trophy earlier, I put Open your heart to me. Is that not right?

This is another one I did for the evasive FlouncingB:

So I turned myself to face me
But I've never caught a glimpse

All the nightmares came today
And it looks as though they're here to stay

She could spit in the eyes of fools
As they ask her to focus on…

I didn't think anyone was going to get any, until along came Midge:
Bowie

Hunky dory

Changes

Life on Mars

But one song still to get....

I thought these were easy-peasy, cos SUCH a well-known album from such a huge band, but heigh ho...

She's got one in the oven
But it's nothing to do with me

You made no preparation
For my reputation once again

Don't ever be denied

Finally shiny came on to say:
First lyric is She's electric

Oasis what's the story morning glory

Don't recognise the other lyrics.

So, arguably the biggest band of the 90s, and 2 lyrics still outstanding! but correct with band and album, shiny

Honey came on with this: Oh! the third Oasis lyric is Roll with it.

But one lyric still outstanding. To be fair, I didn't give you much. But... it's Oasis!!!!!

I've got to be honest, I own most of the albums these songs come from but not this one. But I included it because it's a classic which I SHOULD own:
Sometimes its like someone took a knife baby
Edgy and dull and cut a six-inch valley
Through the middle of my soul

Her and her husband Bobby well they split up
I guess it's two years gone by now
We just sit around talking about the old times,

Man, I ain't gettin' nowhere
I'm just livin' in a dump like this
There's somethin' happenin' somewhere
Baby, I just know that there is

Flea knows her stuff:
Man, I ain't gettin' nowhere
I'm just livin' in a dump like this
There's somethin' happenin' somewhere
Baby, I just know that there is

Bruce Springsteen, dancing in the dark

It's a lyric-fest 🤣

But midge gets the points:
I'm on fire
Glory days
Dancing in the dark

Springsteen

Born in the USA

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But you choose to look the other way
I've had to work much harder than this
For something I want, don't try to resist me

Open your heart to me , Madonna

Again, I thought this was one of those albums that was carved into our DNA, and yet....

Don't wanna be a boy, you wanna be a man
You wanna stay alive, better do what you can

And mother always told me be careful of who you love
And be careful of what you do 'cause the lie becomes the truth

Nothin' Can Stop This Burnin'
Desire To Be With You
Gotta Get To You Baby
Won't You Come, It's Emergency
Cool My Fire Yearnin'
Honey, Come Set Me Free

Flea got this pretty quick:
And mother always told me be careful of who you love
And be careful of what you do 'cause the lie becomes the truth

Billie Jean, Michael Jackson

Then needtoknow - Don't wanna be a boy, you wanna be a man
You wanna stay alive, better do what you can

Beat it - MJ

Then Honey (swooping in where others have already got, again!) There was Billie Jean and Beat it from Micheal Jackson’s Thriller album.

So I think the 3rd track still to be got.

This album/group means a LOT to me. Saw them in 2019 and it was one of the happiest gigs I've ever seen:

As cold as ice
I hope we live to tell the tale

Help me make the most
Of freedom and of pleasure

My mother and my brothers used to breathe in clean in air
And dreaming I'm a doctor
It's hard to be a man when there's a gun in your hand

My reliable Flea came in quick:

Help me make the most
Of freedom and of pleasure

Everybody wants to rule the world, Tears for Fears

Lovely coffee was wrong:
As cold as ice
I hope we live to tell the tale

Bad boys, Duran Duran?

But then self-corrected:
If flea is correct with Tears for Fears then my guess at Duran Duran is wrong, so that one is up for grabs again 🤔

And then Flea wins my undying loyalty with:
As cold as ice
I hope we live to tell the tale

Help me make the most
Of freedom and of pleasure

My mother and my brothers used to breathe in clean in air
And dreaming I'm a doctor
It's hard to be a man when there's a gun in your hand

Tears for Fears

First one is Shout
Everybody wants to rule the world

Not sure on the third?
Is the album Songs from the big chair??

And do I get any points for this attempt 🤣
you do, flea

No one ever gets the 3rd song... I've put it up on here several times. I fucking love that song! La la la la la, la la la la la....
I wanted to be with you alone, and talk about the weather

These are from another album I don't own:
It's only right that you should
Play the way you feel it
But listen carefully, to the sound
Of your loneliness

I know you don't believe that it's true
I never meant any harm to you

Tell me why
Everything turned around
Packing up
Shacking up is all you want to do

shiny said:
Middle one is don't stop thinking about tomorrow

Which is fleetwood mac

Is it Rumours?

and then Willow clinched it with:
1st. Dreams Fleetwood Mac
2nd. Dont stop
3rd. Go your own way

Rumours.
Bet someone else has it by time i post.

Morally, I think Willow gets the points!

A little high, little low

So, she made tracks, saying
"This is the end now"
"Cars don't talk back"
"They're just four-wheeled friends, now"

Whenever this world is cruel to me
I got you to help me forgive

Cudos to Midge for this:
Queen

Bohemian raspody
In in love with my car
Your my best friend

Night at the opera

No points please I'm scared of heights

Bam! Bam! Bam! Done. You get points!

I'm worse at what I do best
And for this gift I feel blessed

Take a rest as a friend

Rather be dead than cool
(I don't know why)
Every line ends in rhyme
(I don't know why)
Less is more, love is blind
(I don't know why)

From shiny-
Smells like teen spirit

Come as you are

Nirvana Never Mind

Don't know third track

And then from Honey - Ah! The third Nirvana is Stay away.

I think this album is WAY cooler than I am, but I love it. So points to both of you!

And the last one:
All your insides fall to pieces
You just sit there wishing you could still make love

He used to do surgery
For girls in the eighties
But gravity always wins

You've changed the locks three times
He still comes reeling through the door

Apologies if I've missed anyone, but I think the only guess for this one came from Honey-
Radiohead - High and dry (from Ok computer)

A bit stunned. Right group. Wrong album. 2 songs outstanding!

So, still lots to guess.
Sorry if it's overwhelming to look at, and hope you all enjoyed it!

If I've missed anything out, or forgot to credit anyone, I'm sorry. Quite drunk and very tired!

For those asking, I googled 'classic albums of the 70s/80s/90s' but prioritised those that I own! (and a couple that I should but don't!)

sorry coffee if I missed one of your guesses out.

@Honeyroar

SBS is the first U2 track. The middle Adam and the Ants one is Ant music, I think someone guessed it already or I’d have said it.

Why are you cursing me for the difficulty pointing your crazy amount of lyrics? And what is my story??

SBS is def one of the U2 tracks.

No one got ANY of the AATAs ones, but you're right with Ant Music. The other 2 and the album????

I curse you because you made me split everything up. I curse you because you always pip me. I curse you because you've met everyone I've ever had a crush on and you dis them. I curse you because you shorten my user name to something I didn't intend and the others join in. I curse you because you are you.